US5579889A - Device for processing printed products - Google Patents

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US5579889A
US5579889A US08/211,305 US21130594A US5579889A US 5579889 A US5579889 A US 5579889A US 21130594 A US21130594 A US 21130594A US 5579889 A US5579889 A US 5579889A
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Urs Maag
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/006—Winding articles into rolls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/24—Feeding articles in overlapping streams, i.e. by separation of articles from a pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/30—Orientation, displacement, position of the handled material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41—Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/419—Winding, unwinding from or to storage, i.e. the storage integrating winding or unwinding means
    • B65H2301/4192—Winding, unwinding from or to storage, i.e. the storage integrating winding or unwinding means for handling articles of limited length in shingled formation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1932—Signatures, folded printed matter, newspapers or parts thereof and books

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  • the invention relates to a device for processing printed products into newspapers, magazines, brochures or the like, wherein a product storage apparatus is disposed upstream of a processing station and includes at least one storage unit; and a charging segment is provided for transporting an imbricated stream of printed products along a transport path to the product storage apparatus for charging the at least one storage unit, the product storage apparatus being disposed laterally of the transport path and the charging segment including a curved course to effect a change of direction of the printed products from the transport path toward the laterally disposed product storage apparatus.
  • Charging the product storage apparatuses is effected via an output station downstream of a printing mechanism, at which the printed products are transferred to an imbricated formation from a conveyor and subsequently transported to the product storage apparatus. On this path the imbricated stream is typically turned so that it can be further processed after leaving the product storage apparatus.
  • the transport of the printed products after removal from the product storage apparatus is effected with a so-called auxiliary conveyor, and the configuration of the receiving station is associated with a relatively high equipment expenditure.
  • the device of the invention proves particularly advantageous when the end of the removal segment disposed upstream during removal discharges into an approximately rectangular conveying device.
  • a conveying device is associated with each storage unit of the product storage apparatus, so that a plurality of storage units can be simultaneously evacuated.
  • the conveying devices for example configured as a conveyor belt, can preferably alternatively be configured to be driven toward either of two directions, permitting selective charging of feeders or other further-processing stations.
  • the single figure of the drawing schematically illustrates the device of the invention by way of an exemplary embodiment.
  • the device 1 shown in the single figure of the drawing exhibits a product storage apparatus 2 comprising two storage units 3, in the present case two wound, imbricated formations of printed products 4.
  • the charging of windings known per se as storage units 2 is effected from the printing mechanism via an output station not represented, at which station the printed products 4 are set into their further progressive motion in imbricated formation.
  • the imbricated stream leaving the printing station is turned on transport path 9 toward the storage unit so that, after leaving the latter, it is prepared for further processing.
  • printed product 4 travels via transport path 9 indicated by the dark arrows into the storage units, transport path 9 having a curve-type transport segment 5 that insignificantly interferes with the regularity of the printed products transported superposed loosely on top of one another.
  • Removal from product storage apparatus 2, that is, the individual storage units 3, is effected in the formation of the transported printed products 4 via a straight removal segment toward a next processing station 7, which segment prevents a change in the formation of the imbricated stream to be unwound.
  • a conveyor device 8 is disposed approximately at a right angle to removal segment 6, which rearranges the supply stream of printed products 4 so that they are transported in succession, for example, to a feeder (not visible), with the lateral openings of the printed products.
  • the device 1 in accordance with the invention permits a plurality of storage units 3 to be evacuated simultaneously in that a conveyor device 8 is associated with each storage unit 3. Therefore, a crossing of printed products 4 or the use of a common transport path 9 by a plurality of printed product lines during the removal process is avoided.
  • a storage unit 3 can also be allocated different conveyor devices 8. As indicated by the broken lines representing conveyor segments 5 and 6, a direction changer can be used to change the conveyor paths.
  • conveyor devices 8 can be configured as belts and can be drive-controlled in two different directions.

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CH230692A CH685992A5 (de) 1992-07-22 1992-07-22 Einrichtung fur die Verarbeitung von Druckprodukten.
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PCT/CH1993/000174 WO1994002398A1 (fr) 1992-07-22 1993-07-07 Dispositif de manutention de produits imprimes

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US5865295A (en) * 1995-01-03 1999-02-02 Ferag, Ag Apparatus for conveying articles, in particular sheet-like, flexible, products
JP3492363B2 (ja) 1992-07-22 2004-02-03 グラファ−ホールディング・アクチェンゲゼルシャフト 印刷物の加工のための装置
US20090255778A1 (en) * 2008-04-15 2009-10-15 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Apparatus for, and method of, transporting articles via crossing transporting paths
US9061852B2 (en) 2011-04-14 2015-06-23 Ferag Ag Apparatus for the intermediate storage of planar articles, in particular print products, which can be spooled in an imbricated stream arrangement, and a method for operating such an apparatus
CN110958985A (zh) * 2017-07-31 2020-04-03 富士通先端科技株式会社 纸张存储设备

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EP2246283B1 (fr) 2009-05-01 2014-09-24 Müller Martini Holding AG Dispositif et procédé de traitement de produits d'impression
CH701347B1 (de) 2009-06-23 2013-08-15 Ferag Ag Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Fördervorrichtung unter Festlegung des räumlichen Verlaufs eines Verbindungsstücks einer Förderbahn für flache Gegenstände, gefalzte Druckprodukte, vorzugsweise einen Schuppenstrom, und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellte Vorrichtung.
CH704786A1 (de) 2011-04-14 2012-10-15 Ferag Ag Kreuzung zwischen zwei Transportstrecken, welche zum liegenden Transport von flächigen Erzeugnissen ausgebildet sind.

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DE3532403A1 (de) * 1984-10-12 1986-04-17 Grapha-Holding Ag, Hergiswil Fliessfertigungsstrecke
EP0229888A2 (fr) * 1985-12-20 1987-07-29 Ferag AG Dispositif pour stocker des imprimés progressant en courants d'articles se chevauchant
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EP0300179A1 (fr) * 1987-07-24 1989-01-25 Ferag AG Procédé et dispositif pour alimenter un séparateur avec des imprimés
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EP0560680A1 (fr) * 1992-03-12 1993-09-15 Graphic Management Associates, Inc. Appareil à stockage et déstockage et méthode pour des articles arrivant de façon continue en formation imbriquée

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DE2634216A1 (de) * 1976-07-30 1978-02-02 Alfons Meyer Verfahren und vorrichtung zum selbsttaetigen geordneten speichern, weitergeben und zuteilen von einzelnen flachen werkstuecken, insbesondere kunststoffbeuteln
DE3304219A1 (de) * 1982-03-30 1983-10-06 Grapha Holding Ag Vorrichtung zum stapeln von druckbogen
GB2135660A (en) * 1983-02-21 1984-09-05 Ferag Ag Storing continuously arriving imbricated formation of flat products
GB2144108A (en) * 1983-07-29 1985-02-27 Ferag Ag Method and apparatus for storing flat products, especially printed products, arriving continuously, especially in an imbricated formation
DE3532403A1 (de) * 1984-10-12 1986-04-17 Grapha-Holding Ag, Hergiswil Fliessfertigungsstrecke
EP0229888A2 (fr) * 1985-12-20 1987-07-29 Ferag AG Dispositif pour stocker des imprimés progressant en courants d'articles se chevauchant
EP0272398A1 (fr) * 1986-11-21 1988-06-29 Ferag AG Dispositif pour transférer des produits imprimés arrivant en une ligne vers la ligne d'alimentation d'une station de transformation
EP0300179A1 (fr) * 1987-07-24 1989-01-25 Ferag AG Procédé et dispositif pour alimenter un séparateur avec des imprimés
EP0329602A2 (fr) * 1988-02-17 1989-08-23 Ferag AG Procédé et dispositif pour emmagasiner et convertir des produits plats de préférence arrivant dans une formation en écailles
EP0560680A1 (fr) * 1992-03-12 1993-09-15 Graphic Management Associates, Inc. Appareil à stockage et déstockage et méthode pour des articles arrivant de façon continue en formation imbriquée

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3492363B2 (ja) 1992-07-22 2004-02-03 グラファ−ホールディング・アクチェンゲゼルシャフト 印刷物の加工のための装置
US5865295A (en) * 1995-01-03 1999-02-02 Ferag, Ag Apparatus for conveying articles, in particular sheet-like, flexible, products
US20090255778A1 (en) * 2008-04-15 2009-10-15 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Apparatus for, and method of, transporting articles via crossing transporting paths
US9061852B2 (en) 2011-04-14 2015-06-23 Ferag Ag Apparatus for the intermediate storage of planar articles, in particular print products, which can be spooled in an imbricated stream arrangement, and a method for operating such an apparatus
CN110958985A (zh) * 2017-07-31 2020-04-03 富士通先端科技株式会社 纸张存储设备

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